Curriculum Vitae
Dale W. Griffin, Ph.D., MSPH
U.S. Geological Survey
2639 North Monroe Street, Suite A200
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 553-3675(office)
(850) 274-3566(cell)
elm: dgriffin@usgs.gov
Academic Education
1. Ph.D. June 1999. Department of Marine Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Florida. Area of study - Environmental microbiology.
Dissertation: Microbiological studies of Florida waters. Major Professor - Joan B.
Rose
2. MSPH, December 1994. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health,
College of Public Health, University of South Florida. Area of study Environmental microbiology. Thesis: Simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium
oocysts and Giardia cysts in environmental water samples using the polymerase
chain reaction. Major Professor - Joan B. Rose
3. BS, December 1990. Microbiology, Department of Biology, College of Arts and
Sciences, University of South Florida.
Other Education
1. Supervisor workshop. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, Florida, 16-hours, 2010.
2. Intermediate GIS I & II. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 14hours, 2009.
3. Beginning GIS I & II. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 14-hours,
2008.
4. Leadership Intensive. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 16-hours, 2007.
5. Table-Top Exercise: Incident Command System and responding to a public health
event. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida, 8-hrs, 2006.
6. A short course in applied statistics for the researcher, American Society for
Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia, 8-hrs, 4 June 2005.
7. DNA sequence based identification and typing of microbes: Generation and analysis
of data and interpretation of results. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta,
Georgia, 8-hrs, 5 June 2005.
8. PADI certified SCUBA Dive Master, #DM-99294, 1996. PADI Open water certified
1989. Additional certifications in advanced open water (PADI, 4 May 1991), water
rescue (PADI, 10 October 1993), equipment specialist (PDI, 1 January 1991),
enriched air/nitrox (SSI, 25 March, 2008), and oxygen first aid for SCUBA diving
injuries (DAN, 19 March, 2010). Experience with full facemask communication and
manual degassing.
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9. US Army Leadership School - Primary Non-Commissioned Officers Academy.
Graduated 1st in class, Awarded - Distinguished Leader. Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas,
80-hrs, 1980.
10. US Army Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare School. Fort Bliss, El Paso,
Texas, 40-hrs, 1980.
Position
1. Environmental and Public Health Microbiologist. 2003- current. U.S. Geological
Survey, Geological Division. Tallahassee, Florida. Working on long-range
transport of microorganisms in Earth’s atmosphere in addition to coastal and
groundwater microbiology studies.
2. Courtesy Faculty. 2007 – current. Florida State University, Department of
Oceanography. Tallahassee, Florida.
3. Postdoctoral Research Associate. 2000- 2003. U.S. Geological Survey, Geological
Division. St. Petersburg. Florida. Working with Eugene A. Shinn on a NASA
funded grant to study microbiology and public health issues associated with
atmospheric transatlantic transport of African dust to the Caribbean and Americas.
4. Visiting Assistant in Research/Postdoctoral Research. 1999-2000. Department of
Marine Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida.
Working with John H. Paul III on human enterovirus detection assays, marine
lysogeny and isolation of viruses lytic to the red-tide agent G. breve.
5. Graduate Research Assistant 1994-1999. Department of Marine Sciences, College of
Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida
6. Graduate Research Assistant 1992-1994. Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida.
7. U.S. Army. Rank E-5. Cavalry Scout. Honorable Discharge. June 1977 – June 1981
Funding/Pending Support
1. Co-PI. Enteroviral analysis of Crystal Springs. Perrier Water. 1999-2000. $59,242.
2. Co-PI. Enteroviral analysis of Crystal Springs. Perrier Water. 2000-2001. $59,242.
3. PI. Rapid Identification of Microbes and Microbial Communities Isolated from Air,
Soil and Water using a Biolog 62401A MicroStation System. USGS. 2001-2003.
$42,913.
4. Co-PI. Combined Use of Microbiological and Geochemical Techniques to Determine
Sources and Fate of Nitrate in Spring Waters. Leon County, Florida. 2003-2004.
$100,000.
5. PI. African Dust as a Source of Pathogens to Reef Environments. USGS. 2002-2003.
$29,772.
6. Co-PI. U.S. Global Dust Program. USGS. 2003-2006. $500,000/annually with
~$250,000 Congressional add on per year.
7. Co-PI. Human fecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic viruses in offshore reefs and
human recreational risk in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys. USEPA/FKNMS.
2003-2004. $99,923.
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8. Co-PI. Delineation of the movement of recharged wastewater from the southeast
spray-field through the upper Floridan aquifer, Leon and Wakulla Counties, Florida.
City of Tallahassee. 2004-2006. $165,000.
9. Co-PI. Measuring the impact of wastewater on concentrations of nutrients, fecal
bacteria, and human enteric viruses in ground and surface water in Dry Tortugas
National Park. USGS/NPS. 2004-2006. $60,000.
10. Co-PI. Tracing reclaimed water recharged from the Lake City spray-field into the
ground water basin for Ichetucknee Springs. FDEP. 2005. $100,000.
11. Co-PI. South Florida Geographic Initiative, Special Study – Transport of pollutants by
ground water – Task 1. USEPA. 2006. $80,000.
12. Co-PI. Identification of land-based pollution in South Florida coral reefs: Host
specific viruses as conservative markers of human sewage. USEPA. 2006-2008.
$52,490.
13. PI. South Florida Geographic Initiative, Special Study – Identification of sources and
signals of land-based pollution emanating from coastal submarine groundwater
discharge sites – Task II. USEPA. 2007-2008. $100,000.
14. Co-PI. Chemical and microbiological characterization of the Saint Marks River.
NOAA. 2008-2009. $100,000.
15. PI. Human fecal microflora as a source of coral pathogens in the Dry Tortugas
National Park: Are coral pathogens invasives or endemic. 2009-2010. USGS/NPS
Park Oriented Biological Support Program. $69,958.
16. PI. Desert dust microbiology and human health. 2009. US Navy, BUMED. $120,000.
17. Co-PI. Microbial water quality affects from lower flows and increased migratory bird
densities induced by agricultural and natural resources management decisions in the
Central Platte river basin ecosystem. 2009-2011. USGS. $299,900.
18. PI. Microbial and chemical analyses of Asian desert dust impacting air quality in the
NW continental United States. 2010. USGS. $29,000.
19. PI. A continental U.S. soil survey for background concentrations of Bacillus
anthracis, Yersinia pestis and Francisella tularensis. 2010. USEPA. $100,650.
20. PI. Mimicking spherical dust as a drug delivery system. 2010. DARPA. $40,000.
21. Co-PI. Climate-change based predictive modeling of rising Vibrio illness in the U.S.
2011-2012. CDC. $97,205.
Publications (Peer Review)
1. Johnson, D.W., N.J. Pieniazek, D.W. Griffin, L.Misener, and J.B.Rose. 1995.
Development of a PCR Protocol for Sensitive Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts
in Water Samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 61:3849-3855
2. Paul, J.H., J.B. Rose, S.C. Jiang, X. Zhou, P. Cochran, C. Kellogg, J.B. Kang, D.W.
Griffin, S. Farrah and J. Lukasik. 1997. Evidence for Ground Water and Surface
Water Contamination by Wastewater Disposal Wells in the Florida Keys. Water
Research. 31(6):1448-1454
3. Rose, J.B., X. Zhou, D.W. Griffin, and J.H. Paul. 1997. Comparison of PCR and
Plaque Assay for Detection and Enumeration of Coliphage in Polluted Marine
Waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63(11): 4564-4566
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4. Griffin, D.W., C.J. Gibson III, E.K. Lipp, K. Riley, J.H. Paul and J.B. Rose. 1999.
Detection of Viral Pathogens by RT-PCR and of Microbial Indicators using
Standard Methods in the Canals of the Florida Keys. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology. 65(9):4118-4125
5. Griffin, D.W., R. Stokes, J.B. Rose, and J.H. Paul. 2000. Bacterial Indicator
Occurrence and the Use of an F+ Specific RNA Coliphage Assay to Identify Fecal
Sources in Homosassa Springs, Florida. Microbial Ecology. 39:56-64
6. Paul, J.H., A. Alfreider, J.B. Kang, R.A. Stokes, D. Griffin, L. Cambell and E.
Ornolfsdottir. 2000. Form IA rbcL Transcripts Associated with a Low
Salinity/High Chlorophyll Plume ("Green River") in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Marine Ecology Progress Series. 198:1-8
7. Paul, J.H., M.R. McLaughlin, D. Griffin, E.K. Lipp, R. Stokes, and J.B. Rose. 2000.
Rapid Movement of Wastewater from Onsite Disposal Systems into Surface
Waters in the Lower Florida Keys. Estuaries. 23(5):662-668
8. Rose, J.B., D.W. Griffin and L.W. Nicosia. 2000. Virus Transport – From Septic Tanks
to Coastal Waters. Small Flow Quarterly. 1(3):20-23
9. Griffin, D.W., V.H. Garrison, J.R. Herman and E.A. Shinn. 2001. African Desert Dust
in the Caribbean Atmosphere: Microbiology and Public Health. Aerobiologia.
17(3):203-213
10. Solicited article - Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, and E.A. Shinn. 2001. Dust in the
Wind: Long Range Transport of Dust in the Atmosphere and its Implications for
Global Public and Ecosystem Health. Global Change and Human Health. 2(1):2033
11. Griffin, D.W., E.K. Lipp and J.B. Rose. 2001. Marine Recreation and Public Health
Microbiology: Quest for the Ideal Indicator. BioScience. 51(10):817-825
12. McDaniel, L., D.W. Griffin, J. Crespo-Gomez, M.R. McLaughlin and J.H. Paul.
2001. Evaluation of Marine Bacterial Lysogens for Development of a Marine
Prophage Induction Assay. Marine Biotechnology. 3:528-535
13. Paul, J.P., L. Houchin, D. Griffin, T. Slifko, M. Guo, B. Richardson, and K.
Steidinger. 2002. A Filterable Lytic Agent Obtained from a Red Tide Bloom that
Caused Lysis of Karenia brevis (Gymnodinum breve) Cultures. Aquatic Microbial
Ecology. 27(1):21-27
14. Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, K.K. Peak and E.A. Shinn. 2002. A Rapid and Efficient
Assay for Extracting DNA from Fungi. Letters in Applied Microbiology.
34(3):210-214
15. Solicited article – Griffin, D.W. 2002. Drinking Water, Microbiology and Home
Defense. Water Conditioning and Purification. 44(4):34-37
16. Solicited article - Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, V.H. Garrison and E.A. Shinn. 2002.
The Global Transport of Dust: An intercontinental river of dust, microorganisms
and toxic chemicals flows through the Earth’s atmosphere. American Scientist.
90(3):228-235
17. Lipp, E.K., J.L. Jarrell, D.W. Griffin, J. Lukasik, J. Jacukiewicz and J.B. Rose. 2002.
Evidence of Human Microbial Contamination in Corals of the Florida Keys.
Marine Pollution Bulletin. 44(7):666-670
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18. Donaldson, K.A., D.W. Griffin and J.H. Paul. 2002. Detection, Quantitation and
Identification of Enteroviruses from Surface Waters of the Florida Keys using
Real-Time RT-PCR. Water Research. 36(10):2505-2514
19. Solicited article - Griffin, D.W., K.A. Donaldson, J.H. Paul, and J.B. Rose. 2003.
Pathogenic Human Viruses in Coastal Waters. Clinical Microbiology Reviews.
16(1):129-143
20. Garrison, V.H., E.A. Shinn, W.T. Foreman, D.W. Griffin, C.W. Holmes, C.A.
Kellogg, M.S. Majewski, L.L. Richardson, K.B. Ritchie, and G.W. Smith. 2003.
African and Asian dust: From desert soils to coral reefs. BioScience. 53(5):469480
21. Wawrik, B., J.H. Paul, L. Campbell, D. Griffin, L. Houchin, A. Fuentes-Ortega and F.
Muller-Karger. 2003. Vertical Structure of the Phytoplankton Community
associated with a Coastal Plume in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress
Series. 251:87-101
22. Grasby, S.E., C.C. Allen, T.G. Longazo, J.T. Lisle, D.W. Griffin, and B. Beauchamp.
2003. Supraglacial Sulfur Springs and Associated biological Activity in the
Canadian High Arctic – Signs of Life Beneath the Ice. Astrobiology. 3(3):583596
23. Grasby, S.E., C.C. Allen, T.G. Longazo, J.T. Lisle, D.W. Griffin, and B. Beauchamp.
2003. Biogeochemical sulphur cycle in an extreme environment – life beneath a
high arctic glacier, Nunavut, Canada. Journal of GeoChemical Exploration. 7879:71-74
24. Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, V.H. Garrison, J.T. Lisle, T.C. Borden and E.A. Shinn.
2003. African dust in the Caribbean atmosphere. Aerobiologia. 19(3-4):143-157
25. Jarrell, J.L., E.K. Lipp, D.W. Griffin, J. Lukasik, T. Scott, D. Wait, M. Sobsey and
J.B. Rose. 2004. Presence, Infectivity and Stability of Enteric Viruses in Water:
Relationships to Marine Waters Quality in the Florida Keys. Marine Pollution
Bulletin. 48(7-8):698-704
26. Kellogg, C.A., D.W. Griffin, V.H. Garrison, K.K. Peak, N. Royall, R.R. Smith, and
E.A. Shinn. 2004. Characterization of Aerosolized Bacteria and Fungi from
Desert Dust Events in Mali, West Africa. Aerobiologia. 20(2):99-110
27. Griffin, D.W. 2004. Terrestrial microorganisms at 20,000 meters in Earth’s
atmosphere. Aerobiologia. 20(2):135-140
28. Solicited article – Shinn, E.A., D.W. Griffin, and D.B. Seba. 2004. Atmospheric
transport of mold spores in clouds of desert dust. Archives of Environmental
Health. 58(8):498-504
29. Solicited article – Griffin, D.W., and C.A. Kellogg. 2004. Dust storms and their
impact on ocean and human health. EcoHealth. 1:284-295
30. Solicited article – Lipp, E.K. and D.W. Griffin. 2004. Analysis of Coral Mucus as an
Improved Media for Detection of Enteric Microbes and Patterns of Sewage
Contamination in Reef Environments. EcoHealth. 1:317-323
31. Fong, T.-T., D. Griffin, and E.K. Lipp. 2005. Molecular assays for targeting human
and bovine enteric viruses in coastal waters and application for library
independent source tracking. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
71(4):2070-2078
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32. Griffin, D.W., D.L. Westphal, and M.A. Gray. 2006. Aeromicrobiology over the
tropical mid-Atlantic ridge, a model-based correlation. Aerobiologia. 22(3):211226.
33. Solicited article – Kellogg, C.A., and D.W. Griffin. 2006. Aerobiology and the global
transport of desert dust. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 21(11):638-644.
34. Garrison, V.H., Carr, R.S., Foreman, W.T., Genualds, S., Griffin, D.W., Kellogg,
C.A., Majewski, M.S., Mohammed, A., Nipper, M., Shinn, E.A., Simonich, S.L.,
and Smith, G.W. 2006 Saharan dust – a carrier of persistent organic pollutants,
metals, and microbes to the Caribbean? Revista Biologia Tropical. 54(Suppl.3):921.
35. Griffin, D.W., N. Kubilay, M. Kocak, M.A. Gray, T.C. Borden, and E.A. Shinn. 2007.
Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean
coastline. Atmospheric Environment. 41:4050-4062.
36. Solicited article – Griffin, D.W. 2007. Atmospheric movement of microorganisms in
clouds of desert dust and implications for human health. Clinical Microbiology
Reviews. 20(3):459-477.
37. Lipp, E.K., J.C. Futch, and D.W. Griffin. 2007. Analysis of multiple enteric viral
targets for assessing sewage inputs in coral reefs: An adenoviruses dilemma
Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54:1897-1902.
38. Katz, B., and D. Griffin. 2008. Using chemical microbiological indicators to track the
possible movement of contaminants from the land application of reclaimed
municipal wastewater in a karstic springs basin. Environmental Geology. 55:801821.
39. Griffin, D.W. 2008. Terrestrial microorganisms at an altitude of 20,000 meters in
Earth’s atmosphere II: A need for extended incubation periods. Aerobiologia.
24(1):19-25.
40. Katz, B.G., J.H. Davis, and D.W. Griffin. 2009. Effects from the land application of
treated municipal wastewater and other nitrate sources on ground-water quality in
a large karstic spring basin, Northern Florida, USA. Science of the Total
Environment. 407:2872-2886
41. Symonds, E.M., D.W. Griffin, M. Breitbart. 2009. Eukaryotic viruses in raw sewage
from throughout the United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
75(5):1402-1409
42. Solicited article - Griffin, D.W., V. Luna, T. Petrosky, and S.A. Morman. 2009. A
Bacillus anthracis survey of North American soil using several long-range
transects, a group of post-Katrina New Orleans soil samples, and multiplex-PCR.
Applied Geochemistry. 24:1464-1471.
43. Smith, D.J., D.W. Griffin, and A.C. Schuerger. 2010. Stratospheric microbiology at
20km over the Pacific Ocean. Aerobiologia. 26(1):35-46.
44. Futch, J.C., D.W. Griffin, and E.K. Lipp. 2010. Human enteric viruses in groundwater
indicate offshore transport of human sewage to coral reefs of the Upper Florida
Keys. Environmental Microbiology. 12(4):964-974.
45. Katz, B.G., D.W. Griffin, P.B. McMahon, H.S. Harden, E. Wade, R.W. Hicks, and
J.P. Chanton. 2010. Fate of effluent-borne contaminants beneath septic tank
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drainfields overlying a karst aquifer. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39:11811195.
46. Griffin, D.W., C. Gonzalez, N. Teigell, T. Petrosky, M. Lyles and D. Northup. 2010.
Observations on the use of membrane filtration and liquid impingement to collect
airborne-microorganisms in various atmospheric environments. Aerobiologia.
Accepted/In Press
47. Smith, D.J., D.W. Griffin, R.D. McPeters, P.D. Ward, and A.C. Schuerger. 2010.
Natural selection of microbes in the stratosphere and implications for global
dispersal. Aerobiologia. Submitted
48. Futch, J.C., D.W. Griffin, K. Banks, and E.K. Lipp. 2010. Evaluation of sewage
source and fate on southeast Florida coastal reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Submitted
Book Sections
1. Solicited - Griffin, D.W. 2001. Microbial Public Health Indicators in the Marine
Environment. In Methods in Microbiology, Volume 30: Marine Microbiology,
Editor, J.H. Paul, Academic Press, New York, NY. ISBN 0-12-521530-4: 541558.
2. Solicited - Griffin, D.W. 2008. Desert dust storm microbiology: Issues in planetary
health. In McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology: 73-75.
3. Griffin, D.W. 2009. Airborne Desert Dust: Implications for Global Health. In
International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 40th Session,
Erice, Italy, August 19th – 24th, 2009. Editor R. Ragaini, World Scientific
Publishing Co. 219-222.
4. Griffin, D.W. 2010. Climate change and climate systems influence and control the
atmospheric dispersion of desert dust: Implications for human health. In
International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 42th Session,
Erice, Italy, August 19th – 24th, 2010. Editor R. Ragaini, World Scientific
Publishing Co. 503-507.
5. Solicited – Griffin, D.W. 2010. Pathogenic human viruses in residential canals of the
Florida Keys. In USEPA, South Florida Marine Environments: An ecological
synthesis. Accepted/In Press.
6. Solicited - Lipp, E.K., D.W. Griffin, J.C. Futch. 2010. In-ground disposal of human
sewage can contaminate nearshore waters and reefs with bacteria and viruses. In
USEPA, South Florida Marine Environments: An ecological synthesis.
Accepted/In Press.
7. Solicited – Griffin, D.W., J.C. McEntee, D. Castronovo, M. Lyles, and E.N.
Naumova. 2010. Remote sensing applications for assessing the effects of air
quality on human health: An emphasis on volcanic ash and desert dust. In
Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance. Submitted.
8. Solicited – Futch, J.C. D.W. Griffin, E.K. Lipp. 2010. Navigational inlets act as
conduits for land-based sources of pollution to the marine environment and reefs
of South Florida. In USEPA, South Florida Marine Environments: An ecological
synthesis. Accepted/In Press.
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Foreign reprint of articles
1. Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, V.H. Garrison, and E.A. Shinn. 2003. Il trasporto
globale delle polveri. Le Scienze. 417:72-80(original publication - Griffin et al.
2002, American Scientist. 90(3):228-235)
2. Griffin, D.W., C. Kellogg, V. Garrison, E. Shinn. La mondialisation des poussieres.
Pour La Science – Climatologie. 309. (original publication - Griffin et al. 2002,
American Scientist. 90(3):228-235)
Other Publications
1. Griffin, D.W., D.E. Friedman, and J.B. Rose. 1994. What is Cryptosporidium.
Convention Paper. Water Quality Association. Phoenix, Arizona.
2. Griffin, D.W. and J.B. Rose. 1995. The use of Magnetic Antibody Capture to enhance
PCR Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in Environmental Water Samples.
Proceedings, W.Q.T.C., New Orleans, Louisiana.
3. Paul, J.H., J.B. Rose and D.W. Griffin. 1998. Microbiological Testing of Crystal
Springs, Pasco County, Florida. Final report for the Ambient Ground-Water
Quality Monitoring Program of Southwest Florida Water Management District.
4. Griffin, D.W., R. Stokes, J.B. Rose and J.H. Paul. 1999. Microbiological Water
Quality in the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park: A Water Quality
Improvement Project (WQIP). Final Report for a Florida Department of
Environmental Protection funded project.
5. Brown, M.T., M.D. Annable, J.J. Delfino, J.W. Jawitz, M. Cohen, E. Hall, J.
Chanton, W. Burnett, H. Harden, J.B. Rose, J.H. Paul, E.K. Lipp and D.W.
Griffin. 2000. Determination of an Appropriate Onsite Sewage System Setback
Distance to Seasonally Inundated Areas. Report for a Florida Department of
Health funded project.
6. Grimes, D.J., J.B. Rose, C.N. Hass, P. Payment, A.K. Bej, W. Burkhardt, J.
Burkholder, R. Burlage, A.K. Camper, R.R. Colwell, J.A. Daly, R. DeLeon, T.
Ford, A.J. Gil, M.J. Gilchrist, D.W. Griffin, A. Huq, W. Koster, A. Lammerding,
B.H. Olson, J.H. Paul, T. Phillips, E. Russek-Cohen, G.S. Sayler, M.L. Tamplin,
P. Teunis, C. Colgan, A. Lohse and E. Houston. 2001. Reevaluation of Microbial
Water Quality: Powerful New Tools for Detection and Risk Assessment. A Report
from the American Academy of Microbiology.
7. Griffin, D.W. and E.A. Shinn. 2001. Microbes in African Dust Clouds Pose Potential
Health Risks. People, Land and Water. 8(4):36.
8. Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, V.H. Garrison, C. Holmes, and E.A. Shinn. 2002. The
Movement of Soil and Sediment in Earth’s Atmosphere: Microbiology and
Ecosystem Health. Epidemioecology News. 1(2):1-3
9. Kellogg, C.A., and D.W. Griffin. 2003. African Dust Carries Microbes Across the
Ocean: Are They Affecting Human and Ecosystem Health? USGS Open-File
Report 03-028
10. Griffin, D.W., C.A. Kellogg, J.T. Lisle, and E.K. Lipp. 2003. Human fecal indicator
bacteria and pathogenic viruses in nearshore to offshore reefs in the middle
Florida Keys (Long Key, Fl) Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Final Permit
Report.
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11. Lipp, E.K., and D.W. Griffin. 2003. Human enteric viruses in coral mucus of Florida
Keys. Report to the Florida Marine Research Institute - Coral Reef Monitoring
Program.
12. Katz, B.G., Griffin, D.W., Swarzenski, P.W., Walsh, S.J., and Jelks, H.L., 2003,
Florida springs interdisciplinary science study: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet
FS-008-03, 4 p.
13. Griffin, D.W., and E.A. Shinn. 2004. Out of Africa: Airborne dust carries microbes to
Florida, Southeast. People, Land and Water. 10(4):38
14. Katz, B., J. Brock, R. Edwards, D. Griffin, J. Kindinger, E. Raabe, P. Swarzenski, J.
Bales, L. Chasar, M. Darst, T. Grubbs, H. Light, G. Mahon, A. Brooks, K. Dodd,
A. Foster, T. Gross, H. Jelks, C. Langtimm, C. McIvor, K. Sulak, S. Walsh, and J.
Giller. 2004. An Integrated Science Program for Addressing Relevant Water and
Ecology Resource Issues in the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary. USGS White
Paper.
15. Lipp, E.K., D.W. Griffin, and J.B. Rose. 2004. Human fecal indicator bacteria and
pathogenic viruses in offshore reefs and human recreational risk in nearshore
waters of the Florida Keys. Quarter 2 Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Marathon, Florida.
16. Lipp, E.K., and D.W. Griffin. 2004. Human Enteric Viruses in Coral Mucus in the
Florida Keys. Report to the Florida Marine Research Institute – Coral Reef
Monitoring Program.
17. Shipboard Scientific Party, 2004. Leg 209 summary. In Kelemen, P.B., Kikawa, E.
Miller, D.J., Abe, N. Bach, W. Carlson, R.L., Casey, J.F., Chambers, L.M.,
Cheadle, M. Cipriani, A., Dick, H.J.B. Faul,, U., Garces, M., Garrido, C., Gee,
J.S., Godard, M.M., Graham, D.W., Griffin, D.W., Harvey, J., Ildefonse, B.,
Iturrino, G.J., Josef, J., Meurer, W.P., Paulick, H., Rosner, M., Schroeder, T.,
Seyler, M., and Takazawa, E. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Initial
reports. 209: College Station TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 1-139.
18. Lipp, E.K., D.W. Griffin, and J.B. Rose. 2004. Human fecal indicator bacteria and
pathogenic viruses in offshore reefs and human recreational risk in nearshore
waters of the Florida Keys. Quarter 3 Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Marathon, Florida.
19. Griffin, D.W. 2004. Florida’s Geology Makes Wastewater Disposal a Potential Threat
to Ecosystem Health in the Florida Keys. Sound Waves, Monthly Newsletter,
USGS. October issue.
20. Nipper, M., R.S. Carr, V. Garrison, G. Smith, D. Griffin, and J.W. Tunnell Jr. 2005
Effects of globally transported African dust to Caribbean marine ecosystems.
Progress report. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, National
Undersea Research Program.
21. Lipp, E.K., D.W. Griffin, and J.B. Rose. 2005. Human fecal indicator bacteria and
pathogenic viruses in offshore reefs and human recreational risk in nearshore
waters of the Florida Keys. Period: 11/01/04 – 1/31/05. Report to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Marathon, Florida.
22. Honda, M., H. Sakoh, K. Hayashi, T. Idai, S. Kimura, D. Griffin, F.M. Lutfi, N.
Takahashi, F. Kobayashi, T. Noguchi, F. Shibata, M. Moro, Y. Ishikawa, A.
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Yasuda, T. Shiozaki, J. Hamanaka, Y. Otsubo, K. Nishijima, W. Tokunaga, and
R. Ohyama. 2005. RM05-01 (28 February 2005 – 24 March 2005), Preliminary
Cruise Report. May 2005, Japan Institute for Marine Earth Science Technology
(JAMSTEC).
23. Griffin, D.W. 2005. Clouds of desert dust and microbiology: A mechanism of global
dispersion. Microbiology Today. 32(Nov05):180-182.
24. Nipper, M., J.W. Tunnell Jr., R.S. Carr, V.H. Garrison, D. Griffin, G. Smith. 2006.
Effects of globally transported African dust to Caribbean marine ecosystems.
Final report. NOAA, National Undersea Research Program.
25. Chasar, L., B. Katz, and D. Griffin. 2006. Evaluation of nitrate sources in springs of
the Santa Fe River Basin using natural tracers: Geochemical, specific
microbiological, and multiple stable isotopic indicators. Project report. Alachua
County Environmental Protection Department.
26. Lipp, E.K., D.W. Griffin, J.B. Rose, J.C. Futch, and Y. Masago. 2006. Human fecal
indicator bacteria and pathogenic viruses in offshore reefs and human recreational
risk in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys. USEPA final report.
27. Plumlee, G.S., W.T. Foreman, D.W. Griffin, J.K. Lovelace, G.P. Meeker, and C.R.
Demas. 2007. Characterization of Hurricane Katrina flood sediments and their
potential implications for the environment and human health. USGS Circular
1306:245-256
28. Plumlee, G.S., G. Meeker, D. Griffin, W. Foreman, E. Furlong, and C. Demas. 2007.
A rationale and process for establishing a formal USGS capability in
environmental disaster response and preparedness. USGS Administrative Report.
Prepared as part of the USGS Bureau Venture Capital Project: Rapid response
environmental and health hazard characterization of solids generated by extreme
events.
29. Kelemen, P.B., Kikawa, E. Miller, D.J., Abe, N. Bach, W. Carlson, R.L., Casey, J.F.,
Chambers, L.M., Cheadle, M. Cipriani, A., Dick, H.J.B. Faul,, U., Garces, M.,
Garrido, C., Gee, J.S., Godard, M.M., Graham, D.W., Griffin, D.W., Harvey, J.,
Ildefonse, B., Iturrino, G.J., Josef, J., Meurer, W.P., Paulick, H., Rosner, M.,
Schroeder, T., Seyler, M., and Takazawa, E. 2007. 2007 Proceedings of the Ocean
Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 209: College Station TX (Ocean Drilling
Program): processes in a 20-km-thick conductive boundary layer beneath the MidAtlantic Ridge, 14o-16oN, 1-33. doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.209.001.2007.
30. Lipp, E.K., and D.W. Griffin. 2007. Identification of land-based pollution in South
Florida coral reefs: Host specific viruses as conservative markers for human
sewage. USEPA progress report.
31. Buxton, H.T., D.W. Griffin, and B.S. Pierce., eds., 2008. Earth science and public
health: Second national conference on USGS health-related research, Reston,
Virginia, February 27 – March 1, 2007: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific
Investigations Report 2008-5022.
32. Griffin, D.W. 2009. African desert dust in the Amazon Basin: Implications for human
and ecosystem health. Proceedings of the 1st International Congress of
Environmental Medicine, September 5th – 7th, 2009. UEA, College of Health
Sciences. Manaus, Brazil. In Press.
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33. Griffin, D.W. and D.B. Smith. 2010. A survey of North American soils for selected
pathogenic prokaryotes. June quarterly progress report.
34. Katz, B.G., and D.W. Griffin. 2010. Using Multiple Chemical and Microbiological
Indicators to Assess Groundwater Pathways and Contaminant Transport. U.S.
Geological Survey Fact Sheet. In Press.
35. Griffin, D.W. and D.B. Smith. 2010. A survey of North American soils for selected
pathogenic prokaryotes. October quarterly progress report.
Oral presentation conference abstracts (see teaching for academic presentations)
1. American Water Works Association-Water Quality Technical Conference. Miami,
Florida. 1994 Simultaneous Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia
Cysts in Environmental Samples with Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay.
2. Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Tampa, Florida. 1994.
Improving the Sensitivity of PCR Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water
Samples.
3. American Water Works Association-Water Quality Technical Conference. New
Orleans, Louisiana. 1995. The use of Magnetic Affinity Cell Sorting to Enhance
PCR Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Environmental Samples.
4. Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Orlando, Florida. 1995
The Use of Magnetic Antibody Capture to Enhance PCR Detection of
Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water Samples.
5. Florida Environmental Health Association. Orlando, Florida. 1996. Molecular
methods for the Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Environmental
Samples.
6. Florida Environmental Health Association. Orlando, Florida. 1996. Foodborne
Disease in the United States.
7. Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
1996. Enhanced Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water using IMS-PCR.
8. Florida Environmental Health Association. Clearwater, Florida. 1997. Detection of
Small Round Structured Viruses in Water using RT-PCR.
9. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Marathon Key, Florida. 1998.
Indicator and Virus Detection in the Canals of the Florida Keys.
10. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Duck Key, Florida. 1999. Indicator
and Virus Detection in the Canals of the Florida Keys.
11. Southwest Florida Water Management District. Chassahowitzka, Florida. 1999.
Water Quality in Chassahowitzka Springs: Enteroviruses and Public Health.
12. Florida Department of Environmental Protection and United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Islamorada, Florida 1999. Viral contamination of surface
waters in the Florida Keys.
13. Invited speaker - Florida Environmental Health Association. Naples, Florida. 2000.
Foodborne Disease in Florida.
14. Florida Department of Health. Tampa, Florida. 2000. Viral Tracer Analysis in
Groveland Florida.
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15. Florida Department of Health. Orlando, Florida. 2000. Viral Tracer Analysis in
Groveland Florida.
16. Invited speaker - Florida Society of Environmental Analysts. 2000. Public Health
Microbiology and Florida: Quest for the Ideal Indicator. Cocoa Beach, Florida.
17. American Public Health Association. Boston, Massachusetts. 2000. Waterborne
Disease and Climate.
18. United States Geological Survey. St. Petersburg, Florida. 2000. Microbes in Extreme
Environments: They’re here, they’re there, they’re everywhere.
49. Unites States Environmental Protection Agency, Islamorada, Florida 2000. Water
Quality in the Florida Keys.
19. Invited speaker - Water Quality Association. Orlando, Florida. 2001. Emerging
Drinking Water Microbiological Concerns.
20. Invited speaker - United States Geological Survey. St. Petersburg, Florida. 2001.
African Desert Dust in the Caribbean Atmosphere: Long Range Microbial
Transport
21. Invited speaker - Department of Defense. Washington, DC. 2001. African Desert Dust
in the Caribbean Atmosphere: Public Health and Microbiology.
22. American Public Health Association. Atlanta, GA. 2001. African Desert Dust in the
Caribbean Atmosphere: Public Health and Microbiology.
23. Invited speaker - United States Environmental Protection Agency. Research Triangle
Park, NC. 2001. African Desert Dust in the Caribbean Atmosphere: Public Health
and Microbiology.
24. United States Geological Survey. Palo Alto, California. 2002. Microbes and their role
in sediment stabilization.
25. Invited speaker – Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Cocoa
Beach, Florida, 2002. Desert Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere: Ecosystem and Public
Health Issues.
26. Invited speaker – Florida Environmental Health Association. Tallahassee, Florida.
2002. Desert Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere: Ecosystem and Public Health Issues.
27. Invited speaker – United States Geological Survey. Sacramento, California. 2002.
Microbiological Detection Assays and Source Tracking in Ground Waters.
28. Invited speaker – International Society for Ecosystem Health. Washington D.C., 2002.
Long Range Transport of Sediment in the Atmosphere and its Implications for
Global Public and Ecosystem Health.
29. Invited speaker – American Society for Microbiology. 102nd General Meeting. Salt
Lake City, Utah. 2002. Microbes in Earth’s Atmosphere: Terrestrial or
Extraterrestrial that is the Question.
30. Invited speaker – Florida Environmental Health Association. Tampa, Florida. 2002.
Desert Dust and Global Change.
31. Invited speaker – Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado. 2002. The Use
of Bacteriophage Tracers in Understanding Ground Water Transport of
Pathogenic Microorganisms in the State of Florida
32. Invited speaker – Technical Advisory Committee, Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary. Marathon, Florida. 2002. Septic tanks and African dust: What do they
have in common?
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33. Invited speaker – Sino-US workshop on dust storms and their effects on human
health. Raleigh, North Carolina. 2002. Desert Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere: Public
and Ecosystem Health.
34. Invited speaker – 28th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop, USGS, Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. 2003. Potential Impact of Humans on Coral Reef Health.
35. Invited speaker – Source Water Protection Symposium. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2003. Atmospheric Impacts on Source Water Quality.
36. Invited speaker – American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, California. 2003. The
global dispersion of microorganisms and pollutants in clouds of desert dust.
37. Invited speaker – American Society for Limnology and Oceanography. Honolulu,
Hawaii. 2004. Desert dust in Earth’s atmosphere: The impact on ocean and human
health.
38. U.S. Geological Survey, Suwannee River Basin and Estuary Integrated Science
Workshop, Cedar Key, Florida. 2004. Source tracking and microbial water quality
in three Florida Springs.
39. Invited speaker – Foundation Merieux, Veyrier-du-Lac, France. 2004. Pathogenic
human viruses in coastal waters.
40. Invited speaker – American Water Works Association, Surface Water Protection
Symposium, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 2005. Atmospheric impacts on surface
water quality.
41. Invited speaker – Japan Atmospheric and Marine Science Technology Center,
Yokosuka, Japan, 2005. Oceanic studies of aeromicrobiology.
42. U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center Meeting, Orlando, Florida,
2005. Wastewater, reef health, and viruses in the Florida Keys.
43. Invited speaker –7th Annual Force Health Protection Conference. U.S. Army Center
for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. Louisville, Kentucky, 2005. Dust
storms and their ability to move microorganisms and toxins around the globe.
44. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 2005. Microaerobiology and
Carlsbad Caverns.
45. Invited speaker – S.E. Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Conference,
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, 2005. Dust storms and their ability to move
microorganisms around the globe.
46. Invited speaker – First Hemispheric Conference on Medical Geology, University of
Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 2005. Dust storms and their ability to move
microorganisms and toxins around the globe.
47. Invited speaker – American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 2006. Atmospheric impacts on ocean and human health.
48. Invited speaker – 1st Annual Miami Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Symposium, Key
Biscayne, Florida, 2006. The global dispersion of desert dust and respiratory
health.
49. Invited speaker – The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and J. Craig Venter Institute
Workshop on Genomic Aerobiology, La Jolla, California, 2006. Dustborne
microbiology.
50. Invited speaker – 9th Annual Force Health Protection Conference. Albuquerque, New
Mexico. 2006. Desert dust, microbiology and human health.
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51. Invited speaker – South East Florida Coral Reef Initiative, Technical Advisory
Committee. Dania, Florida. 2007. Water quality in Florida Keys and an update of
the Fort Lauderdale research efforts.
52. Invited speaker – American Environmental Health Foundation 2007 Symposium.
Desert dust and respiratory disease.
53. Invited speaker – American Environmental Health Foundation 2007 Symposium.
Desert dust microbiology and human health.
54. Invited speaker – Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center. Fort Detrick, Frederick,
Maryland. 2007. Desert dust and human health.
55. Invited speaker – Wakulla Spring Basin Working Group. Tallahassee, Florida. 2007.
Delineation of the movement of water from southeast spray-field through the
Upper Florida Aquifer.
56. Coastal water quality in the State of Florida with emphasis on the Panhandle. Florida
Oceans Council. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida. 2007.
57. University of Florida Water Institute Symposium. Gainesville, Florida. 2008.
Microbiological perspectives – the impact of wastewater disposal systems on
Florida’s coastal waters.
58. Invited speaker – Florida Ground Water Institute for Teachers, Crystal River, Florida.
2008. The impact of wastewater disposal systems on Florida’s coastal waters.
59. Invited speaker – National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 2008 Annual
Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Bethesda, Maryland. Intercontinental
transport of microorganisms in clouds of desert dust: A global human health
perspective.
60. Invited speaker – World Federation of Scientists, 2008 International Seminars on
Planetary Emergencies 40th Session and Associated Meetings. Erice, Sicily.
Airborne dust implications for global health.
61. Invited speaker – Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, Newton,
Georgia. 2008. Impacts of wastewater disposal systems on water quality.
62. Invited speaker – Tallahassee Scientific Society, Tallahassee, Florida. 2008. The
global movement of desert dust: Public health implications.
63. USEPA Symposium on Groundwater-Borne Infectious Disease, Washington D.C.
2008. Groundwater quality impacts in two large karstic spring basins using
microbiological indicators.
64. Invited speaker – FDA College of Veterinary Sciences, Rockville, Maryland. 2009.
The global dispersion of desert dust and microorganisms.
65. Invited speaker – World Federation of Scientists, 2009 International Seminars on
Planetary Emergencies 42th Session and Associated Meetings. Erice, Sicily.
Climate change and climate systems influence and control the atmospheric
dispersion of desert dust: Implications for human health.
66. Florida Environmental Health Association. 2009 Workshop on onsite sewage disposal
systems. Tallahassee, Florida. The transport of microbial indicators and pathogens
from septic tanks.
67. Invited speaker - 1st International Congress on Environmental Medicine, Manaus,
Brazil. 2009. African desert dust in the Amazon Basin: Implications for human
and ecosystem health.
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68. National Environmental Public Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. 2009. Bacillus
anthracis in N. American soils: Two long-range transects and within post-Katrina
New Orleans.
69. Invited speaker – South East Florida Coral Reef Initiative, Technical Advisory
Committee. Dania, Florida. 2009. Microbial source tracking and submarine
ground water discharge on the Broward County marine shelf.
70. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. 2010. Microbial and chemical analyses of
Asian desert dust impacting air quality in the NW continental United States.
71. U.S. Geological Survey and the City of Austin, Austin, Texas. 2010. Viral source
tracking in karst environments: Examples of the influence of septic systems and
spray fields on groundwater quality.
72. Invited Speaker - 4th National Bio-Threat Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2010.
Pathogenic bacteria in North American soil: A joint USGS-USEPA survey.
Poster or oral-co-authorship abstracts
1. American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, Georgia. 1993. Improving sensitivity of
detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Environmental Samples using
Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay.
2. American Society for Microbiology. Las Vegas, Nevada. 1994. Simultaneous
Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts in water samples using
Multiplex PCR.
3. International Association of Water Quality. Mallorca, Spain. 1996. The use of IMSPCR for Sensitive Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Turbid Water
Samples.
4. Ocean Sciences Meeting. San Diego, California. 1998. Movement of Wastewater and
Groundwater and Surface Marine Waters in the Florida Keys: Effect of Wind and
Heavy Rain.
5. American Society for Microbiology. Chicago, Illinois. 1999. Viral Tracer Studies of
Wastewater Movement from an Injection Well and Septic Tank in the Lower
Florida Keys.
6. American Society for Microbiology. Los Angeles, California. 2000. Evaluation of
Marine Bacterial Lysogens for use in a Mutagen Detection (Prophage Induction)
Assay.
7. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2000.
Exploring Lytic and Temperate Viruses of Gymnodinium Breve as a Mechanism
of Controlling Red Tide Blooms.
8. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2000.
Evaluation of Lysogeny in Cyanobacteria in Viral Reduced Samples of Tampa
Bay, Florida.
9. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2000.
Molecular Detection of Enteroviruses in Coastal and Ground Waters.
10. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting. St. Petersburg, Florida. 2000.
Effects of African Dust on Holocene Coral Communities, Did it happen in the
Past?
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11. University of South Florida, Water Forum. St. Petersburg, Florida. 2001. African
Desert Dust in the Caribbean Atmosphere and Cistern Water Quality.
12. American Environmental Health Foundation. Dallas, Texas. 2001. Transoceanic Soil
Dust Transport and Medical Implications.
13. American Society for Microbiology. Orlando, Florida 2001. African Dust, the
Caribbean and Microbiology.
14. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Oahu, Hawaii. 2002. African
dust microbes: An inoculum for coral reef diseases?
15. Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. Conference and
Workshop on Climate Variability and Change and their Health Effects in the
Caribbean. Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. 2002. Characterization of
microbial communities associated with African desert dust and their implications
for global human and ecosystem health.
16. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Laramie, Wyoming. 2002. Soil dust:
Big impact of tiny specks.
17. Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Gainesville, Florida.
2002. Wastewater Contamination in South Florida and the Florida Keys:
Interfacing Human and Ecosystem Health.
18. Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado. 2002. Transoceanic Soil Dust
Transport and Medical Implications.
19. American Environmental Health Foundation. Dallas, Texas 2003. Transoceanic Soil
Dust Transport and Medical Implications.
20. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography. Honolulu, Hawaii. 2004.
Patterns of Sewage Contamination in Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: Human and
Ocean Health Linkages.
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21. 8 Annual Force Health Protection Conference. Department of Defense. Louisville,
Kentucky. 2004. Integrated earth- and health-science methods for assessing
potential health effects from exposure to dusts and soils.
22. Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado. 2004. Dust in the Wind:
Intercontinental transport of desert dust in the atmosphere and its implications for
human and ecosystem health.
23. American Geophysical Union. 2004. Atmospheric microbiology in coastal northern
California during Asian dust events.
24. First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Orlando, Florida. 2004.
Atmospheric Deposition of African Dust in the Everglades and Florida Bay
Ecosystem.
25. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Fourth SETAC World
Congress. Portland, Oregon. 2004. Effects of globally transported African dust to
Caribbean marine ecosystems.
26. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 2004.
Atmospheric deposition of African dust in the Everglades and Florida Bay
ecosystem.
27. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2005.
Evaluation of Human Fecal Pathogens in Offshore Reefs of the Florida Keys.
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28. American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, Georgia. 2005. Survival of Fecal
Indicators in Surface Marine Waters of the Florida Keys and Coral Mucus.
29. American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, Georgia. 2005. Dust storms and
aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline.
30. Geological Society of America. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2005. Contaminant sources,
nutrient cycling, and groundwater residence times in two karstic spring systems.
31. American Society for Microbiology. Orlando, Florida. 2006. Airborne
microorganisms and African desert dust over the mid-Atlantic ridge, Ocean
Drilling Program, Leg 209.
32. American Society for Microbiology. Orlando, Florida. 2006. The human vector and
its impact on the atmospheric microbial community of Carlsbad Caverns.
33. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2006.
Assessing sources of contaminants in a karstic springs basin down gradient from
the land application of treated municipal wastewater.
34. Technology Applications and Combat Casualty Care Conference, St. Petersburg,
Florida. 2006. The chemical, biological, and physical characterization of microparticulates from Kuwait.
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35. 26 International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology. Montreal,
Canada. 2006. The chemical, biological, and physical characterization of microparticulates from Kuwait.
36. 7th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry. Beijing, China. 2006
The biological and chemical analysis of Kuwaiti dust.
37. 2007 Ground Water Summit. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Using chemical and
biological tracers to assess the impact of the land application of treated municipal
wastewater on water quality in the Karstic Floridan Aquifer.
38. American Society for Microbiology General 107th Meeting, Toronto, Canada. 2007.
Human recreational risk in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys.
39. U.S. Geological Survey Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related
Research. Reston, Virginia. 2007. Airborne microorganisms and African desert
dust over the mid-Atlantic ridge, Ocean Drilling Program, Leg 209.
40. U.S. Geological Survey Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related
Research. Reston, Virginia. 2007. Human fecal pathogen contamination in the
recreational marine waters of the Florida Keys.
41. U.S. Geological Survey Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related
Research. Reston, Virginia. 2007. Chemical, biological, and physical
characterization of dust from Iraq and Kuwait.
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42. 2 Hemispheric Conference on Medical Geology and the 11th Brazilian Geochemistry
Congress, Atibaia, Brazil. 2007. Potential health risks from dust: Exposure in the
Middle East.
43. 11th European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences International
Conference on Chemistry and the Environment and 50th Anniversary Polish
Chemical Society Congress and Polish Association of Chemical Engineers,
Torun, Poland. 2007. Potential health risks from dust: Exposure in the Middle
East.
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44. 10th Annual Force Health Protection Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. 2007. The
potential health risks from dust exposure in the Middle East.
45. 9th International Conference on Biochemistry of Trace Elements, Beijing, China.
2007. Potential health risks from dust exposure in the Middle East.
46. Goldschmidt. Vancouver, Canada. 2008. Medical Geology: Dust exposure and
potential health risks in the Middle East.
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47. 27 Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Athens, Greece. 2008. The
Chemical, biological, and mechanical characteristics of micro-particulate dust.
48. XXI Congress of the International society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
Beijing, China. 2008. The chemical, biological, and physical characterization of
dust particulates from the Middle East. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 25(1):23.
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49. 1 International Conference: From Deserts to Monsoons, Crete, Greece. 2008.
Medical Geology: The chemical, biological, and physical characterization of dust
from the Middle East.
50. 18th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference, Singapore. 2008. Medical
Geology: Dust exposure in the Middle East.
51. Geological Society of America 2008 Joint Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.
Subsurface attenuation of nutrients and organic wastewater compounds beneath
septic tank drainfields in the Woodville Karst Plain, Florida.
52. American Society for Microbiology General 108th Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
2008. Land-based sources of pollution to reefs and nearshore waters of southeast
Florida.
53. Gordon Conference – Oceans and Human Health, Tilton, New Hampshire. 2008.
Oceans and human health: Desert dust an overlooked factor.
54. National Environmental Public Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. 2009. Microbial
water quality effects of migratory birds in the Platte River.
55. Platte River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium, Kearney,
Nebraska. 2009. Microbial water quality effects of migratory birds in the Platte
River.
56. Astrobiology Science Conference, League City, Texas. 2010. Life on the edge of
space: Characterizing microbial diversity and survival in the stratosphere through
high altitude sampling and environmental chamber experiments.
57. Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites, Interlaken,
Switzerland. 2010. Recent discoveries at the Mt. Bachelor Observatory in Oregon.
Journal/Proposal Referee
1. Water Research – 2003 – current.
2. Journal of Water and Health – 2003 – current.
3. The Royal Society, Proceedings: Biological Sciences – 2003.
4. The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology –
2005.
5. BioTechniques – 2005 – current.
6. Aerobiologia – 2006 – current.
7. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – 2006 – current.
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8. Journal of Environmental Engineering – 2006 – current.
9. Aquatic Microbial Ecology – 2006 – current.
10. Journal of Environmental Quality – 2007 – current.
11. Environmental Health Perspectives – 2007 – current.
12. Journal of Environmental Monitoring – 2007 – current.
13. The Sloan Foundation – 2007 – current.
14. Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology – 2007 – current.
15. Epidemiology – 2007 – current.
16. Applied and Environmental Microbiology – 2007 – current.
17. G-cubed – 2008 – current.
18. Journal of Chromatography A – 2008 – current.
19. Air quality, Atmosphere and Health – 2008 – current.
20. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association – 2008 – current.
21. Sea Grant – University of Puerto Rico – 2009.
22. Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program – 2009.
23. NASA Feasibility Studies: Public Health (PHEAS) Panel – 2010.
24. International Journal of Biometeorology – 2010 – current.
Teaching
1. Two laboratories and two presentations at a CDC sponsored workshop on the use of
the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Cryptosporidium in water
samples. 1997. Pearl City, Hawaii.
2. Three sections in microbiological water quality which was broadcast nationally via
satellite for Project Oceanography (NSF funded youth education program which is
conducted by the Department of Marine Sciences, USF) in 1997.
3. Eight sections on the polymerase chain reaction Project Oceanography, Department of
Marine Sciences, USF, 1998.
4. ‘Coral Reefs,’ a 3 credit undergraduate class at USF (OCE 4930), spring 2000.
5. ‘Biological Oceanography,’ team-taught graduate core course at The Department of
Marine Sciences, USF, fall 2002.
6. Guest lecturer – University of Georgia at Athens. 2002. Water Quality in the Florida
Keys and African Desert Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere: What do they have in
common?
7. ‘Biological Oceanography,’ Department of Marine Sciences, U.S.F., fall 2003.
8. High School level Science Fair project mentor. St. Petersburg, FL. 1998-current.
Three of five projects placed at International level competition.
9. Guest lecturer – USF, Coral Reef Seminar Series, fall 2004. Wastewater and its
impact on coastal water quality in the Florida Keys.
10. Guest lecturer – University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida. 2004. Desert dust in
Earth’s atmosphere. The impact on ocean and human health.
11. Guest lecturer – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2005. Desert
dust, microbiology, and ecosystem health.
12. Guest lecturer – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2005.
Microaerobiology: Methods and state of knowledge.
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13. Guest lecturer – USF, College of Public Health, Tampa, Florida, 2006. Atmospheric
dust and ecosystem health.
14. Guest lecturer –University of Central Florida Career Symposium. Orlando, Florida.
2006. Education and scientific jobs with the federal government.
15. Guest lecturer – Florida State University Seminar Series. 2007. Wastewater and
African dust in the Florida Keys: What do they have in common?
16. Guest lecturer – Florida State University undergraduate environmental science course.
2007. Water quality and Florida’s beaches.
Honors
1. Faculty Scholarship Award, College of Public Health, USF, 1994.
2. Speaker Award, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando,
FL 1995.
3. Speaker Award, Department of Marine Sciences Student Symposium. University of
South Florida, St. Petersburg Florida, 1999.
4. Speaker Award, Florida Water Resources Conference, Florida American Water
Works Association. Tallahassee, Florida 1999.
5. STAR Award, United States Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, Florida 2002.
6. Service Award (Presidential Service for the Florida Branch of ASM), American
Society for Microbiology, St. Petersburg, Florida 2005.
7. Certificate of Recognition. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, 2006.
8. STAR Award, United States Geological Survey, Tallahassee, Florida 2007.
9. Service Award (Minority Mentoring Program), American Society for Microbiology,
Tallahassee, Florida, 2007.
10. Service Award (Minority Mentoring Program), American Society for Microbiology,
Tallahassee, Florida, 2008.
11. STAR Award, United States Geological Survey, Tallahassee, Florida 2008.
National Committees
1. American Academy of Microbiology. Colloquium. New Tools for Water Quality and
Risk Assessment. 2000. Amelia Island, FL.
2. United States Geological Survey. Workshop. The Effects of the Global Transport of
African and Asian Dust on Coral Reef and Human Health. 2001. St. Petersburg,
FL.
3. United States Geological Survey. Workshop. Eastern Region Workshop on Emerging
Issues in Water Quality. 2001. Orlando, FL.
4. United States Geological Survey. Field Testing of Advanced Sensors for Water
Monitoring. 2001. Reston, VA.
5. Physicians for Social Responsibility. Florida Advisory Board. 2001
6. United States Geological Survey. Workshop. Future Science Directions for the USGS
Coastal and Marine Geology Program. 2002. Palo Alto, CA.
7. United States Geological Survey. Conference. Natural Science and Public Health:
Prescription for a Better Environment. 2002. Reston, VA.
8. Southeast Florida Action Strategy Team (SEFAST), Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC), U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. 2003 – current.
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9. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Aerobiology Workshop. 2006. La Jolla, CA.
10. University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant, Technical Review Panel. 2009.
11. Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Pathogens Workgroup. 2010.
12. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Planetary Protection Subcommittee.
2010.
State Committees
1. Treasurer, Marine Science Advisory Committee 1995-1997, U.S.F., St. Petersburg
FL.
2. Moderator and Committee member, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences 1996
Conference. U.S.F. Tampa, FL.
3. Secretary, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 1997-1999.
4. Alternate Councilor, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 19992001.
5. President-elect, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 20012003.
6. President, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 2003- 2005.
7. Councilor, Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 2005 – current.
8. Vice-Chairperson, Big Bend District of the Florida Environmental Health
Association, 2008.
9. Chairperson, Big Bend District of the Florida Environmental Health Association,
2008-current.
Community Activity
1. Pinellas Regional Science and Engineering Fair judge - Pinellas Park, FL. 1999, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
2. Florida State Science Fair judge - Lakeland, FL 2002, Jacksonville, FL. 2003.
3. Science Fair project mentor. 1998 – current (see teaching).
4. Kate Sullivan Elementary School Science Fair judge – Tallahassee, FL. 2008.
5. Booster Club member, Lincoln High Naval Junior ROTC Program – Tallahassee, Fl.
2008 – current.
Inventions
1. Co-inventor – Suarez, B., C. Haag, E. Mulloholand, M. Silicani, R. Conrey, M. Krug,
J. Mihaly, D. Smith, R. Haynes, J. Carroll, J. Kissinger, G. Lau, J. Ling, and D.
Griffin. 2007. System for collecting atmospheric biota (SCAB). Approved by NASA
12/11/2007. NASA eNTRe ID#5024511.
Televised interviews
1. WUSF, interview on microbial water quality at Sulfur Springs Florida. 1998.
2. CBS, interview on water quality in the Florida Keys 1999.
3. FOX, interview on water quality in the Florida Keys 1999.
4. CNN/BN9, interview on African dust microbiology 2000.
5. ABC, interview on African dust microbiology 2000.
6. FOX, interview on water quality in the Florida Keys 2000.
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7. National Geographic, interview on African dust microbiology. 2001.
8. Discovery Channel, interview on African dust microbiology. 2001.
9. ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, interview on African dust
microbiology. 2001.
10. ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, interview on African dust
microbiology. 2003.
11. Radio Canada - Television Productions, interview on African dust microbiology.
2003.
12. PBS, interview on African dust microbiology. 2004.
13. WCOT, Commissioners meeting, study summary on the USGS City of Tallahassee
sprayfield study. 2007.
14. WCOT, City Talk, interview reference the USGS City of Tallahassee sprayfield study.
2007.
15. Discovery Channel, interview on desert dust microbiology. 2009.
16. National Geographic Channel, interview on desert dust microbiology. 2009.
Print, Internet and Radio interviews
1. Miami Herald interview on water quality in the Florida Keys, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
2. Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel interview on water quality tin the Florida Keys, 1999.
3. Business Journal for the Greater Tampa Bay Area interview on water quality in the
Florida Keys, 2000.
4. The Daily News – Caribbean, interview on African dust microbiology, 2000.
5. St Petersburg Times, interview on African dust microbiology, 2000.
6. The Lancet, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
7. Science - Now, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
8. Journal of Environmental Health, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
9. CNN.com – Sci-Tech, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
10. Bioscience, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
11. Science – News, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
12. The Tampa Tribune, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
13. Voice of America, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
14. American Scientist, interview on African dust microbiology, 2001.
15. NPR All things considered, interview on African dust microbiology, 2002.
16. NIEHS News, interview on African dust microbiology, 2003.
17. The Boston Globe, interview on African dust microbiology, 2003.
18. The Key West Citizen, interview on water quality in the Florida Keys, 2004.
19. The Tampa Tribune, interview on African dust microbiology, 2005.
20. Boca Raton News, interview on African dust microbiology, 2006.
21. Science Daily, interview on African dust microbiology, 2006.
22. The Albuquerque Tribune, interview on African dust microbiology, 2006.
23. Guardian Unlimited – Science, interview on African dust microbiology, 2006.
24. ToxLaw.com, interview on African dust microbiology, 2006.
25. NPR. All things considered - interview on the USGS City of Tallahassee sprayfield
study, 2007.
26. Forum for Global Health Protection, interview on desert dust microbiology, 2007.
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27. GeoTimes, interview on desert dust microbiology, 2008.
28. Washington Post, interview on desert dust and human health, 2008.
29. Infectious Disease News, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, interview on
desert dust and human health, 2008.
30. The Scientist, interview on desert dust and human health, 2008.
31. Discovery Channel – Discovery Earth (earth.discovery.com), interview on desert dust
microbiology, 2009.
32. The Scientist, interview on desert dust and human health, 2009.
33. The Smithsonian magazine, interview on life in extreme environments, 2009.
Methods Experience
1. PCR for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp, Cyclospora spp. and Giardia spp.
2. RT-PCR and TEM for the detection of human pathogenic viruses and phage.
3. Real-time RT-PCR and PCR.
4. Immuno-magnetic separation and Geno-magnetic separation for the isolation and
purification of protozoa and viruses.
5. Epifluorescent microscopy (IFA) and genetic probing.
6. Isolation and identification of host/phage systems.
7. Direct count techniques for determining microbial and viral concentrations.
8. 14C use to study or profile microbe-mediated carbon fixation.
9. Microbial ecology.
10. Microarray/genechip technology for the identification of multiple organisms in water.
11. Genetic cloning and sequencing for microbial identification.
12. TGGE and DGGE.
13. Standard methods for the detection of standard and alternate indicator organisms.
14. U.S.E.P.A. ICR protocols for the collection and identification of protozoa and viruses.
15. Biostatistics.
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